Technotopia

John Biggs, TechCrunch writer and author of the upcoming book, Technotopia will discuss some of the most interested decades in human existence.

John is interviewing thinkers, makers, and doers who are all pushing things forward to make the world a better place. "I don't think we'll end up in a dark, Blade Runner-esque dystopia. In fact, I think we're all going to just do fine," explains John. "I don't think all of our problems - environmental, political, technological - are insurmountable."More

@johnbiggs This is an exciting book and exciting idea. You sit on YouTube with your son telling us that it is for your kids. A positive look at the future of our planet and the technology that will pave the way. Tell us more about your motivation behind writing Technotopia?

I want to explore a non dystopian future. My favorite write William Gibson @greatdismal explored what happens after the worst happens (and I wanted to posit the best. I would argue we are pushing things forward.

Can you give me some examples in your work as a technology thought leader that illustrate and inspired you to go utopic not dystopic? What technologies have you run into that turned you on and spoke to you about a better world for your kids?

That’s pretty much what I’m talking about, that photo. It’s gotten trivial to do amazing things. We’ve moved very close to magic in terms of the ways we can use technology. Just as Bill Gates got in at the front end of programming, lots of kids are

I would argue that technology has distanced itself from morality for too long. We were moral when we entered the space race. It was seen as a noble goal. But what’s noble about the iPod? Amazon? These are obvious creations built on an obvious platform.